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Trump reiterates that he has the authority to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell (www.politico.com)

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President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that he is “allowed” to pardon Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell but told reporters that no one has asked him to issue one to her.

When asked on Monday if he would ever consider a pardon for Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for child sex trafficking and other crimes, Trump told reporters: “Well, I’m allowed to give her a pardon, but I — nobody’s approached me with it. Nobody’s asked me about it. It’s in the news about that, that aspect of it, but right now, it would be inappropriate to talk about it.”

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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

Of course he will pardon her. He’s in the Epstein file thus he would know her pretty well and she would know what he’s done. The real question is whether she kill’s herself, as that appears to be a risk.